Darin (album)

Darin is the second studio album by Swedish singer/songwriter Darin. It was released on September 28, 2005 in Sweden and features the singles "Step Up", "Want Ya!" and "Who's That Girl?". The album became Darin's second number one album, with the first being The Anthem.[1] Darin is also the only of Darin's albums to be released in Finland.

Darin
Studio album by
Darin
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2005
Recorded2004/2005
GenrePop, R&B
Length34:21
LabelColumbia/Sony BMG
ProducerRedOne, George Samuelson, GHOST, Jörgen Elofsson
Darin chronology
The Anthem
(2005)		 Darin
(2005)		 Break the News
(2006)
Singles from Darin
  1. "Step Up"
    Released: September 7, 2005
  2. "Who's That Girl"
    Released: November 23, 2005
  3. "Want Ya!"
    Released: January 25, 2006

History

After the success of his debut album The Anthem, Darin returned with his second solo album. The album reveals a new style with a more R&B based sound and also marks the second time Darin has worked with producer RedOne. The album was released on September 28, 2005 and debuted at number one on the Swedish Album Chart.[1] The album has since been certified platinum by the IFPI.[2] The album was also released in Finland and peaked at number 13 on the Finnish album chart.[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"
0:37
2."Move"
3:44
3."Step Up"
3:07
4."Who's That Girl"
3:26
5."Doin Dirt"
  • George Samuelson
  • Damon Sharpe
  • Alex Cantrell
3:12
6."Laura"
2:53
7."Walk The Distance"
3:14
8."Be What You Wanna Be" (also called Peerless)
3:30
9."Want Ya!"
  • Samuelson
  • Tomas Granlind
3:19
10."You Don't Hear Me"
4:16
11."Sail The Ocean"
4:23
Total length:34:21

Singles
  • "Step Up" is the first single from the album, released on September 7, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Swedish singles charts and is, to date, one of Darin's most successful singles, spending 26 weeks on the charts.[5] The single was in 2012 number 97 on the list of 100 best selling singles in Sweden.[6] The song also charted in Finland.
  • "Who's That Girl" was the second single released from the album on November 23, 2005. The song entered the charts at number 17 and rose to number 6 the week after which was its highest position.[7] The video for the single features Darin in an accident and his spirit searching for a girl he sees at the scene.
  • "Want Ya!" was the third single released on January 25, 2006. The single peaked at number 4 after debuting at number 19 and spent a total of 16 weeks on the charts,[8] the single also peaked at number 8 on the Finnish single charts.[9]

Release history

The album was released in Sweden in September 2005 and later released in Finland in January 2006. As of 2020, the album is available for streaming on Spotify,[10] Tidal[11] and for download on Google Play Music.[12]

Region Date Label
Sweden September 28, 2005 Columbia
Finland January 18, 2006 Columbia

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart Providers Peak
Position		 Weeks
On Chart		 Certification
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) IFPI 1
[13]		 24
[13]		 Platinum[2]
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) IFPI Finland 13
[14]		 10
[14]		 —

Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 16

Notes
  • The song "Be What U Wanna Be" is often referred to as "Peerless".
  • The song "Sail The Ocean" has been covered in Italian by band Studio 3 for their 3rd album Lentamente and is called "Quando Sarai Sola".[16] Despite the song being a cover version released in 2007, the original songwriters are not credited on the band's official website.[17]

References
  1. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Darin". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. "Veckolista Album, vecka 10, 2006" (Scroll down to number 28 on the chart). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  3. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Darin". finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  4. "Darin by Darin". Spotify. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  5. "Sverigetopplistan" (Click on "Step Up" to see the information regarding chart positions). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Step Up". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  7. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Who's That Girl". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  8. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Want Ya!". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  9. Steffen Hung. "Darin - Want Ya!". finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  10. "Darin by Darin". Spotify. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  11. "Darin / Darin". Tidal. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  12. "Darin:Darin". Google Play Music. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  13. "Sverigetopplistan" (Click on the specific album title to see the respective peaks.) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  14. "Darin - Suomen virallinen lista". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  15. "Årslista Album, 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  16. "Italian Version "Sail The Ocean"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  17. "Italian band cover Darin song". Archived from the original on 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
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